Verse lifted his hand above his head, and the Earth ripped up and surrounded him, filling the vacuums. Robert rose from the Earth pillar that he had surrounded himself with, and pointed the tip of his cane at Vincent.

"Very nice trap! Had I less time to think of a way out, I would've lost that round."

Verse paused for but a moment, taking in a deep breath of dry air.

"However, I had many days to think about it, and decided this was the best solution. What I want you to do, is let this situation sink in, and respond to the entirety in no less than three days after you've read this. I mean it. I want you to realize, that this battle is not a race, and while you may have some clever ideas when you immediately encounter what is going on, they will not nearly be as potent as the ideas you have after being able to think on it. Responding immediately can be a very weak move."

With those last words, the second reality tore open. Verse watched the orb sucking the energy from the building, and smiled. He leapt to the side, unintentionally avoiding the two blasts, and the front of the store burst open, pouring the entire contents of the store directly at Vincent in the blink of an eye. Knives, canned food, blankets, wood, tools, tons of supplies were thrust forward with enough force that the rolled up sleeping bags could break someone's leg if it connected just right.

The third reality opened up, and Verse had to find a way to defend from this next attack. As the dome of light raced towards him, Robert could only think of rolling to his right to avoid it entirely. So that was what he did, a leaping roll to avoid the crashing orb behind him. He made a stupid move when he did, and rolled his ankle, Verse was limited in his mobility, but would not show the weakness to his enemy.

Vincent looked upwards at the man, it was time to do something big. Vincent began charging his energy, as well as taking in power from the sun as it beat down on the two fighters. Vincent felt sweat fall from his brow, and pointed his hands at the man on the pillar of earth, as he did so the latter's hands began to glow an amazing almost blinding white. Then from his hands a bolt of lightning flew towards Robert's extended cane.

The second reality came into view, but the constant shifting was beginning to give Vincent a head ache but, he was trust into concentration by the explosion. sunddenly flying towards him were all kinds of utensils, but, Vincent did away with them by making a wall of light. As the utensils hit the wall they fell to the ground giving way to a metallic clatter as they hit the dirt. Vincent then set te black body towards Robert, but the black body's form was changing color as it absorbed the blue energy. Vincent grinned.

Vincent willed himself into the third reality. As Robert rolled away from the dome Vincent made the ball follow Robert. If the ball connected the dome would tear and burn Robert's flesh. As the ball moved it kicked up dirt and swiftly traveled towards it's target. The dome was simply that a mass of light with no disernable features just a blank orb that was of a brilliant hue.

Verse knew something big was coming from the palms of Vincent's hands. But it was no matter, Vincent was starting defeat in the face. Just before Vincent's attack went off, Verse pulled the trigger on his cane. A single bullet fired at almost point blank range at Vincent. Either way, it did not stop Vincent's attack, which shot lightning forward into the cane, knocking Verse thirty feet backwards. He landed on the ground with a thud, and did not appear to be moving.

The second reality opened, and Robert smiled more widely than Vincent had. Suddenly, the ball, which absorbed energy now colored blue, turned on Vincent. It fired towards Vincent at an alarming pace, attempting to steal any energies that were being used.

"It's a fool's game to play with absorption, especially absorption of powerful controlling magic. You saw how the entire store fired at you, at my command, that was what I was using the magic for, to inflict my will upon that store, and consequently your orb."

The third reality tore open, and the orb Vincent had fired tore forward, Verse spun quickly, falling on his back. As he did, he fired a potent beam of energy at the orb, hoping to destroy it before it crushed him.

A disembodied voice entered Vincent's mind, and he felt a flash of the future:

"Use this information wisely, make one of these events occur through planning within three rounds,(three posts by you) and a reality will close favorably for you."

Flashes entered Vincent's mind, he saw many things, but the order was indiscernible.

First, he saw himself firing a simple beam of light at Verse; Verse dodging to the left, and being hit by a potent lightning bolt from the sky.

Second, he saw himself get struck in the face by the bottom of the cane, Verse stood in a taunting position and fired the cane into Vincent's skull.

Third, he saw a white room with Vincent congratulating him for the brilliant trap; the only other details Vincent could make out were that the third thing he saw involved Vincent's sword, and some fire.

Robert's attack would've been a great attack, very subtle and underplayed but, Vincent fired a lightning bolt. The electricity hit the bullet and arched into the cane in the matter of an instant. As Robert hit the ground Vincent sprung into action. With grace Vincent slid around the pillar of earth, then he leapt over Robert's body and hung in the air above him using his wings, then pointing towards Robert with his left palm Vincent sent another bolt towards Verse's chest.

The second reality tore open. Robert thought that he had the upper hand. As the blue orb neared Vincent he stopped it in its tracks. "This black body turns all magic into undefinable energy, no longer controlled by any one source but, I control the black body." With this the orb started to turn back into its original black color." Vincent then raised a hand towards Robert and another towards the sky. From both hands a bolt of energy was fired. Both with the potency to siere flesh from bone.

The third reality was thrust upon Vincent. The orb was nearing Robert as a powerful beam was sent from Robert into the large orb. Vincent opened a gap in the dome to allow Robert's blast to pass through it. As the beam passed through the dome kept moving hopefully on it's way to crushing Robert. As Vincent pushed on his nose began to bleed, the strain these realities were putting on his mind was getting to be too much.

The second bolt struck Robert in the chest, his body leapt a few inches from the ground, and there was stillness again. A cough resounded from Robert's throat, he stood up, feeling like his chest was on fire. He leaned onto the cane, which was still smoldering. A burst of strength seemed to take the older man, he smiled and looked at the young one. Ready to take another attack.

The ball of energy absorption dissipated seconds after the color faded from it. Verse smiled.

"Just so happens what had been absorbed corrupted your control over that object, imagine that."

Robert knew an attack like that could be considered a summon, as it was an ability that moved of it's own will, independent of Vincent's direct control. Vincent would have to watch out for attacks like that in the future, wouldn't want a disqualification under his belt.

As the third reality opened up, Verse was elated. He felt a resurgence of energy after his body from the first reality had been revived. And with that, he pushed more energy outwards, gathering every bit of energy from the world around him he could, and made a frontal cone large enough to destroy the orb that was barreling towards him. And if it did not destroy the orb, and Vincent were to separate it as he did before, Verse would be able to slide past unscathed.

Vincent watched Robert begin to stand, smoke lazily flowing off of his body. Vincent was puzzled as to how this man was still alive but, he couldn't hesitate. Quickly landing and facing Robert, Vincent sent another bolt towards Robert, but this wasn't a bolt of electricity, but was of heat merely disguised as a lightning bolt.

As the second reality emerged Vincent watched the black body dissappear but, the beam he sent was now coming into contact with Robert. While speaking Robert didn't move. The beam should now be tearing through Mr. Verse's chest leaving a sizable hole in his lungs and heart.

Vincent touched his bloody nose and then refocused on Robert. The dome was about to meet the cone. As the dome was nearing the spike Vincent seperated the dome into dozens of small orbs that now surrounded Robert. Vincent forced the orbs to close in on Robert. As they grew close Vincent would have them explode into a horrificly powerful burst.

Verse rotated his body, narrowly dodging the blast. He laughed, "I can tell you're learning, I taught you that trick!" Verse continued laughing, finally getting a hold of himself. From the earth all around Vincent, jagged rocks launched towards him. Coming from basically every direction, and speeding towards Vincent's current location, the rocks threatened to tear Vincent apart.

While it is true that Verse did not move to avoid the blast, Robert had forgotten to mention that when the blast struck his chest, it exploded into a brilliant light, being reflected away by a potent defensive magic that Verse exudes whenever he talks. (In a real situation, you would inform your opponent of his oversight, then allow him time to edit his/her post, fyi)

With all the crazy light that was going on, Vincent failed to notice that Verse was absorbed into the earth. By the time the explosions of light occurred, Verse was striking from behind with the weighted end of his cane, attempting to knock Vincent unconscious.

As the stones tore through the air attempting to impale Vincent, he created a dome of light that disentigrated the stones upon contact. Vincent then willed the dome away and sent four spikes of lightning based energy towards Robert. If the spikes hit they would cause even more extensive damage than what had already been done to Robert, but if Robert managed to avoid the lightning would still seek out his cane.

Vincent used the brilliant light exuded to his advantage. The light would be bright and blinding as long as it was still there, Vincent flew at Robert as he formed his sword in an attempt torun through Robert with a vicious slash.

As Robert came up from behind Vincent, the former swung his cane attempting to knock Vincent unconscious but, to no avail. As Robert swung his cane met a plate of light that stopped it in it's tracks. Vincent felt the lack of Robert's presence in the light. Now Robert was positioned in an awkward manner. The swing had left his entire side open to any attack. Vincent willed a bolt of hot explosive light to soar towards Robert's exposed ribs.